VIETNAM: NEW ERA

Resolution helps digital technology become part of everyday life

Science and technology, innovation and digital transformation are no longer merely long-term orientations but are increasingly becoming tools for addressing issues in State management, production, business and social life.

Vietnam moving deeper into global, regional semiconductor value chains

Clear step forward in Party’s thinking on overseas Vietnamese affairs

Value of Party documents must be measured by ability to solve practical problems: Top leader

Party, State leaders visit exhibition honouring exemplary people

Vietnam aims to become top destination for high-quality FDI

After nearly four decades, Vietnam has become a highly open economy with deep regional and global integration. FDI has played a pivotal role in the country’s development, with cumulative registered capital nearing 550 billion USD and more than 46,000 active projects.

Party resolution sets roadmap for renewing national development model

Under the new development model, Vietnam will be self-reliant, innovative, humane, sustainable and globally integrated, with people at the heart of development. Science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and artificial intelligence are designated as the main growth drivers, while higher productivity and more efficient resource allocation serve as core principles.

Vietnam shifts from developing marine economy to building strong sea-based nation

Rather than concentrating solely on exploiting resources, Vietnam will move toward effective governance and sustainable use of its maritime space, underpinned by science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

Party Central Committee adopts new mindset for national security, social development in new era

For the first time, the 14th National Party Congress placed maintaining a peaceful and stable environment at the forefront of the country's development objectives. It also set the goal of building a society that is orderly, civilised, secure, safe, socially protected and development-oriented, with the long-term ambition of significantly reducing crime and ultimately creating a society free of crime, accidents, social evils and corruption.

Top leader urges unified action to implement Party Central Committee's strategic decisions

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam urged the entire Party and political system to firmly grasp the guiding principles, new elements and interconnections among the Party Central Committee's decisions and strategic shifts, stressing that correct understanding is the foundation for unified action.

National teleconference disseminates resolutions of 14th Party Central Committee’s third session

According to the agenda, participants are expected to study a series of resolutions and conclusions adopted at the third plenum. These cover key strategic issues, including renewing Vietnam’s development model; building and developing the country into a strong sea-based nation; fostering a disciplined, safe, civilised, harmonious and developed society; and the National Security Strategy.

31st anniversary of Vietnam's ASEAN membership: Growing together, moving forward

Since becoming the seventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28, 1995, Vietnam has steadily strengthened its standing as a proactive, active and responsible member of the regional bloc. The country has made proactive contributions to maintaining peace and stability, promoting prosperity, advancing regional integration and building the ASEAN Community.

Vietnam always gives top priority to strengthening relations with Laos: Top leader

General Secretary and President Lam reaffirmed that Vietnam consistently gives top priority to strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion with Laos, describing the relationship as an invaluable asset shared by the two nations and their revolutionary causes.

Top leader urges shift from emergency relief to community resilience

The Vietnam Red Cross Society must anchor operations in transparency, integrity, accountability, and openness. All donations must be managed and allocated as intended, with donors entitled to track use, beneficiaries, and outcomes, and recipients able to give feedback on relevance, fairness, and timeliness.

Vietnam–Cambodia: Traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation

President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Khuon Sudary pays an official visit to Vietnam from July 27 - 29. The visit is made at the invitation of Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man.

7th Vovinam World Championship promotes Vietnamese martial art in Paris

The 7th Vovinam World Championship was held in Paris from July 22 to 25, bringing together martial arts masters, athletes and delegates from many countries.

Party Central Committee’s third plenum: Unified governance identified as new source of national strength

Administrative restructuring would be hollow if administrative borders continue to shackle development mindset through fragmented, localised decision-making, the top leader warned.

Resolution revitalises urban spaces through cultural resources

Hanoi has recently launched a series of initiatives to realise its vision of becoming a "Civilised – Distinctive – Creative" capital, where culture and innovation serve as key growth engines. Among the most notable are the creative infrastructure development programme and the 2026 creative space design competition, which encourage architects, designers and creative communities to revitalise former industrial sites, relocated facilities, traditional craft villages, parks, squares and other public spaces through innovative yet practical design solutions.

Vietnam’s first aluminum ingot products unveiled

The Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee and Tran Hong Quan Metallurgy Co., Ltd organised a ceremony on July 26 to introduce Vietnam’s first aluminum ingot product, marking a milestone in the development of the country’s aluminum industry and contributing to greater economic self-reliance.

Vietnam attends India’s 8th WTO Trade Policy Review

India is one of Vietnam’s leading economic partners in South Asia and its eighth-largest trading partner of the Southeast Asian nation. Bilateral trade accounts for about 80% of Vietnam’s total trade with other South Asian countries. Meanwhile, Vietnam is currently India’s 22nd-largest trading partner globally and the fourth-largest in ASEAN.